This was from yesterdays trip up and down the country. Having delivered paintings for the next exhibition it was then time to look for possible new subjects and locations...
As can be seen in this view of a stream near Northampton, signs of spring growth are all around, the swans were on the field to the right... with four more landing while I was working plus the odd swallow few past. Although for most of the day it had been overcast, a bit of luck and persistence paid off as the clouds broke to give some late afternoon, into evening sunlight.